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Champlain Valley Family Center provides comprehensive substance use prevention services to Clinton County youth and families. Prevention staff from CVFC delivers Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) approved evidence-based curriculums to students in grades K-12 in schools in Clinton County. The curricula are designed to educate and build skills around the following key areas: self-esteem, bullying, alcohol and substances, stress management, making healthy decisions, coping with anger, assertiveness, resisting peer pressure, and resolving conflicts. Prevention Counselors work closely with school personnel to ensure the district’s needs are being met.
Prevention staff from CVFC also provides prevention assessments and individual sessions to students who are referred for a variety of reasons to Include: interpersonal relations, family problems, alcohol use, substance use, behavior problems, truancy, or a crisis. The sessions focus on building skills to address behavioral indicators identified through the assessment process and service plan development. Students are typically met with on a weekly basis when school is session.
Teen Intervene is an evidence based brief intervention for teenagers ages 12-19 who are at risk or suspected of mild substance use. The program consists of three one-hour sessions with a prevention counselor. The first two sessions occur one on one between the teen and the counselor. Parents or guardians are invited to join the third session to address issues as a family.
Environmental strategies focus on communitywide, proactive approaches that promote prosocial, healthy behaviors
CVFC’s Prevention Staff play a vital role in educating the community about emerging substance use trends among our youth. Using local data, school-based insights, and ongoing communication with families, our prevention specialists provide timely presentations, workshops, and outreach to help parents, educators, and community partners understand what today’s young people are facing.
If you have questions or are interested in participating in this program, please contact Lisa Caito at (518) 561-8480 or via email.
